Inpatient Detoxification - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs - Hempstead, NY.

Inpatient detoxification is recommended when a person is withdrawing from drugs or alcohol because withdrawal can be dangerous. While in an inpatient detoxification facility in Hempstead individuals can be closely checked for withdrawal symptoms that may cause health complications or even death in more severe instances. a person with alcoholism for instance may need to be observed closely and likely given specific prescription medications that will prevent delirium tremens and seizures. Prescription benzodiazepine withdrawal is another type of drug that can cause very similar withdrawal effects, and medical professionals in the inpatient detox facility would minimize health risks.

There is not an exact practice for each patient in detoxification, because of the unique differences that each patient exhibits when entering the detoxification facility. Someone who is otherwise physically and mentally healthy may be in detox for 3 or 4 days and be released without much intervention, while a different patient may need intensive treatment and intervention for 7 to 10 days or more. Safety is of the greatest concern, and also a transition to treatment for clients who should to go to an actual drug and alcohol rehab facility once detoxification is finished. Many detox facilities collaborate with drug rehabilitation facilities to make this transition possible, since detoxification is only the first step in a much more comprehensive rehabilitation plan for people in recovery.

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